#E4D86E#E4D86E
#E4D86E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.667; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.128 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4D86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 216, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 51.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.37, -9.53, 53.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.37, 53.97, 100.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.06% -0.0286 0.1252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.06% 0.128 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3670, 66.7335, 24.5025) |
| Luminance | 0.6673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.36
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.09
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.07
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.32
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4D86E #6E7AE4
analogous
#E49D6E #E4D86E #B5E46E
triadic
#E4D86E #6EE4D8 #D86EE4
tetradic
#E4D86E #6EE49D #6E7AE4 #E46EB5
square
#E4D86E #6EE49D #6E7AE4 #E46EB5
split-complementary
#E4D86E #6EB5E4 #9D6EE4
monochromatic
#B6A722 #DACA3A #E4D86E #EEE6A2 #F7F4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#E4D86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.35
#E4D86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4D86E
14.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4D86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4D86E | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.35 | 14.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D264
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3CCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4d86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 216, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.128 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe39a',
500: '#e4d86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4d86e; $custom-light: #efe39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4d86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 216,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.898,
"s": 68.605,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87058,
"c": 0.12837,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.66732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4D86E
secondary
#404CB6
accent
#28D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F